Re: Miguel's discussion of the oasis (water in the desert) illusion: I suppose that mirages, such as the common oasis-in-the-middle-of-the-desert mirage (shimmering from heat rising in the horizon that appears as a body of water) and perhaps other like illusions are a combination of the two, optical and perceptual. In the case of the mirage, the percipient may be so confused from dehydration and exhaustion and so thirsty that s/he ends up believing that the distortion created by the shimering is an oasis, thus both elements are present in this illusion.
I sure hope the dehydration/hallucination from heat component is *not*required, given that I experience this illusion nearly every day from June through early September when driving my air-conditioned car along baking Pensacola roads! :-) Claudia --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8879 or send a blank email to leave-8879-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
